Sweat equity will reduce or possibly eliminate the negative cash flow. 

On top of the 6 months only for the subject home, you now need 2%, 4% or 6% of the aggregate unpaid loan balance and 2 months PITI for your primary and second home This can be eliminated as well if your primary or second home isn’t the subject property.

A good set of plans is essential to getting solid bids and eliminating costly mistakes.

(FSS).This a new motivated seller list that is usually combined with Absentee and Owner OccupiedAge 40+eliminate property known to be purchased less than 5 years agoeliminate known low equitysingle and multifamilyspecify home value

Do quarterly inspections, eliminate all factors that will be a issue, fridges with water lines for example, and tenant proof your properties with the proper materials.

This could eliminate your housing costs and possibly create some cash flow.

What I said was being "residential" does not eliminate possible ADA requirements, there's a lot more to the world than SFH's.  

We had tried over weeks that we were working upstairs to pour all kinds of chemicals on them to eliminate the smells. 

And even if it is it never completely eliminates risk.Another concern I have about your proposed idea is that there can be big liability differences between being an information service, and an advisor.

That would probably be the best way to eliminate deals where the math does not work for you.